Also called Blunt Mountain Mint or Short Toothed. Pot Size : square 3. Despite the name, Clustered Mountain Mint and similar species in the genus do not grow in the mountains. Pycnanthemum muticum has been named the 2018 Plant of the Year by The Garden Club of America (GCA). This perennials is used for example at Lurie Garden in Chicago, designed by famous landscape architect Piet Oudolf. For borders, woodland edges, cottage gardens, meadows, natural area, herb garden, butterfly or pollinator garden. Botanical Name: Pycnanthemum muticum Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade Hardiness Zone Rating: Zone 4 Plant Height: 3 feet.US18. Perfect plant with high ecological and ornamental value, coarse upright structure that stays long into winter. 2-3 feet height, pinkish flowers, blooms for a long period from July through September. Full to part sun, medium to moderately dry moisture level, prefers fertile soil but will grow in sandy or clay soils, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH. In a study by Penn State Extension, 78 pollinators visited Short-Toothed Mountain Mint within a two-minute period Unlike culinary mints, such as Spearmint and Peppermint, Short-Toothed Mountain Mint will not monopolize your yard it spreads via rhizomes but is not overly aggressive, and is easily pulled. The aromatic foliage is a real delight - plant it where you or your pets might brush past it frequently. Common Name: Clustered mountain-mint, Broad-leaved mountain-mint, Blunt mountain-mint, Short-toothed mountain mint. Common Name: Big Leaf Mountain Mint, Short-toothed Mountain Mint, Clustered Mountain Mint. It prefers average to moist conditions, is drought tolerant once established. Mountain mint is easy to grow in full sun or light shade. It attracts by far, the greatest number and diversity of pollinators of all our plants. It makes slowly spreading clumps with bright green very aromatic leaves, and 2 foot stems are topped in mid to late summer and fall with clusters of pink flowers surrounded by beautiful silvery bracts.īees, butterflies, wasps, and a myriad of other insects find mountain mint to have irresistible nectar and pollen. B lunt mountain mint - native plant throughout eastern north America - grows in open moist woods, meadows, and bogs.
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